Airport of the Week: HLN

Show up early! Small airports have limited personnel and tend to close the counter to board the aircraft. Failure to show up more than 40 minutes ahead with a bag or without a boarding pass will result in missing the flight.

Show up early! Small airports have limited personnel and tend to close the counter to board the aircraft. Failure to show up more than 40 minutes ahead with a bag or without a boarding pass will result in missing the flight.

So True. I was the last person in MLU to board. I was at the airport bar knocking back a couple of beers with 45min to board when the Gate Agent/Load Master/Push Team(Cross utilization) said the airport was closing...